"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire

03 October 2005

Vietnam highly appreciated by Reporters without Borders

Congratulations to Vietnam for beating the People's Republic of China, Eritrea, Turkmenistan, Myanmar, Cuba and North Korea in the Reporters without BordersWorldwide press freedom index for 2004.

Communist Party chief Nong Coi Dung Trau said of this achievement, "You see you crazy stupid Western people? This what we sacrifice 7 million people for! Rightist reactionary Tran Do, traitor to his country and party, wrong when he say we worse than French. This achievement very glorious for glorious honourable Socialist Republic! Vietnam people wiser than western people! Hahahaha!"

Jane Fonda was unavailable for comment.

Now let's set ourselves the high but achievable target for 2005 of overtaking Nepal, Saudi Arabia and maybe, if we really try, even Iran.